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OPI Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Holiday Collection 2016

October 13, 2016

For the upcoming holidays season OPI is releasing it's newest collection inspired by the nostalgic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring a classic icon of eternal beauty, Audrey Hepburn. As expected, the shades in this collection and their names are inspired by Audrey's character and the unforgettable moments from the movie, creating together a a collection of 12 shades with a fashionable and sophisticated touch.

The shade I got to try from the collection is "Breakfast at Tiffany’s"*, which seems to me like the most interesting one from the bunch. This almost white, pale nude shade with a hing of golden shimmer and a soft matte finish managed to surprise me with a rather fantastic formula that looks flawless with two effortless coats. I haven't made up my mind yet if I'd rather to wear it on it's own with the matte finish or if I'd prefer it with a glossy top coat that brings out the shimmer bits in it. Either way, I find it to be a very clean, delicate and flattering shade to wear.

OPI Breakfast at Tiffany’s collection consists of 12 shades with various finishes ranging from creme, shimmer, glitter in clear base, and even a interesting attempt of glitter shreds in a pearly base (an interesting experiment, tho the result it's that great). While having a range of 12 shades, about a half of the collection is dedicated to red tones, which leaves less room for imagination. Do I see an innovation in this collection? Not really. Do OPI know they job when it comes to red hues? Absolutely yes. I must admit that almost all of the reds in this collection look very much appealing to me. And while this is not an exciting nor innovative, I certainly do love OPI's reds.

In my eyes the only miss in this collection (aside from the "Fire Escape Rendezvous" accident in a bottle) is the lack of the iconic shade "Tiffany's Blue" which I believe is a must in a collection inspired by this film (see for example China Glaze "For Audrey"). It seems like "I Believe In Manicures" too it's place, and while it looks nice along size the other hues in this collection, the iconic "Tiffany's Blue" is noticeably lacking in this collection.